Academic Programme Leader; School of Human Resource Management Job Durban area,South Africa,Education / Teaching

Position: Academic Programme Leader (School of Human Resource Management)
Academic Programme Leader (School of Human Resource Management)

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Listing status: Online

Apply by: 31 October 2026

Position summary

Job category: Others:
Education and Training

Location: Durban

Contract: Fixed Term Contract

EE position: Yes

Introduction

MANCOSA, a DHET registered and CHE accredited private higher education distance education provider, offering undergraduate and postgraduate business qualifications, has the following vacancy available.

CORE FUNCTIONS INCLUDE:

To provide efficient direction and oversight for a particular academic programme/Programmes. This position involves a range of duties focused on guaranteeing the programme's success and excellence, while also providing support for the academic and professional development of students and the school. Additionally, the role specifically requires leadership of a programme/programmes, which will encompass the following aspects:
Programme Management and Leadership;
Programme Planning and Academic Administration;
Programme Admission and Delivery;
Stakeholder Engagement, Student Engagement;
Programme Intelligence;
Programme Governance;
Programme and module Reviews and Programme Improvement. The Academic – programme Leader will play a pivotal role in academic delivery, programme oversight, student support, and ensuring alignment with institutional quality standards.

Programme Management and Leadership

Programme Management and Leadership (within the confines of MANCOSA’s vision, mission, and strategy)
Establish and maintain Programme philosophy, including link to vision and mission
Lead the rollout and readiness of new and existing programmes
Ensure quality assurance processes are in place and compliant with regulatory requirements.
Monitor and report on trend analysis and benchmarking undertaken, student throughput, retention, articulation and dropout rates
Monitor academic progress and implement interventions for at‑risk students
Collaborate with academic support services to improve student performance

Programme Planning and Academic Administration

Conduct induction of academic staff
Contribute to Programme budget management
Identify and communicate programme value proposition as an integrated effort with marketing and student enrolments
Programme Planning and Administration in collaboration with the Institutional Planning and other relevant Departments
Identification of suitable academics for content development, delivery, and assessment activities.
Quality control of programme information available on website and prospectus
Programme Admissions and Delivery
Management of semesterly admissions in line with enrolment plans

Teaching and Learning and Student Engagement

Assessments – development, moderation and grading
Stakeholder engagement, development and recognition
Student Engagement and Success
Develop and monitor programme teaching and learning strategies

Ensure alignment of teaching and learning activities with programme outcomes.
Promote academic integrity and quality in curriculum delivery.

Programme Intelligence and Governance

Application of programme and institutional SOPs and rules
Programme Intelligence on Gathering longitudinal programme and student performance data to feedback into lifecycle management
Monitor and address programme conditions and recommendations from the regulatory bodies
Compile and submit timely reports on programme performance, student success rates, and academic operations.
Use data to support continuous improvement initiatives

Programme Enhancement and Quality Assurance

Complete Programme and Module cyclical Reviews
Monitoring, Evaluation and manage risk for the assigned programme/s
Monitor Work Integrated Learning components (Where applicable)

Oversee Programme teach-out plans and ensure quality in…